Hotel Monaco

When the Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group decided to purchase the historic 75-year old Masonic Temple in the New Orleans Business District and renovate it into a classic 250 room Hotel Monaco they knew they had to address many issues. One key issue was the problem of noise infiltration. Comfort and quiet are of primary concern when designing a hotel room. Kimpton also needed a window application that would not compromise the historic appearance of the building.

Maine Glass was awarded the subcontract to retrofit over 250 rooms and suites involving over 550 windows with nearly 30 different room layouts. The Masonic Temple’s original, historic windows were left in place, and The Maine Glass interior insulating windows were installed inside, creating a dual-pane double frame barrier against the elements. Each window was measured and made specific to each opening.

Brice Building Company was the general contractor on this award-winning project. The renovation won the Louisiana Contractor Magazine “Best of the Best, 2001” award, and won a National Merit Award at the ABC “Excellence in Construction Awards”. For the hotel to achieve its four star rating there were several requirements, including construction meeting minimum Sound Transmission Classification (STC) rating. The Maine Glass windows were an integral part in achieving the desired STC rating. Previous testing has shown Maine Glass retrofit windows to successfully reduce a room’s Noise Criterion (NC) rating from NC-40 to NC-25. This is equivalent to over a 50 percent reduction of sound levels.

The Maine Glass interior window solution meets high performance standards, yet typically costs less than half of window replacement. Maine Glass and Maine Glass windows were proud to play an integral part of the final outcome of the New Orleans Hotel Monaco.

The patented Maine Glass window design lends itself to an easy installation and a trouble-free product. As a result, the final product that provides both an aesthetically pleasing structure that retains its historic appeal, while also providing the modern benefits of reduced noise infiltration, superior insulation, reduced heating and cooling costs, and increased comfort.

Maine Glass offers a free “energy evaluation” that will determine the anticipated energy savings after the windows have been installed. For more information on Maine Glass windows, contact Maine Glass at (888)-825-6975.